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4-15-23 Attachment BDear Elected Officials, Disclaimer - I am a member of the Arts and Rec Committee, but this issue falls outside the purview of the committee. I am submitting this as a concerned citizen. The listed salary for the prospective Baker Center manager is $37,419. For a 40 hour work week with two weeks off, that is $18.70 an hour, but by making this a salaried position the city has removed the possibility of overtime. The city is offering a police trainee $19.70 an hour and they have no supervisory or planning responsibilities. Amazon starts at $15/hour for a job that requires very little by way of interaction with children or seniors. The base pay for a starting teacher in Duval is $48,700. By proposing to under -pay the Baker center manager the city has devalued the children who attend there. We need to pay someone a liveable salary to attract and retain a qualified individual. 37K is NOT A LIVEABLE wage. We are asking someone to accept 37K in a city with a median income of 68K. For $37K you are not going to attract someone with the skills and experience to fulfill the stated requirements of the job. I imagine the ideal Baker Center Manager to be the representative of the city in the community, much like Gail Baker herself was. I imagine this person as either a newly minted college grad with a degree in human services or health and education promotion who is full of new ideas and enthusiasm, or perhaps as a retired teacher who can afford to combine service with a pension and will work for half of what they were making in their last years of teaching. Below are the job duties for center manager taken directly from the city listing. I have bolded those that require someone who can interact confidently with all people of the community both old, young and in between as well as with vendors and other city employees providing services to the center. The requirements listed below also require someone to be available outside of a defined 40 hour work week. We are asking someone to work more like a 50 hour work week. With those hours we are paying more like $15/hour. I suggest we do the right thing and change the salary for the Baker Center Manager to an amount at least equivalent to a starting teacher salary. Then we at least have a chance of getting someone who can execute the job well and allow Trenia to stop focusing on the centers and to get back to her supervisory capacity and forward looking planning. Sincerely, Jane Stevens. • Work a flexible schedule, including some early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays. • Attend departmental, city and community meetings. • Oversee program participants and provide transportation for select activities and events associated with City programming. • Provide homework support and monitor academic performance of after-school program participants. • Provide program participants with field trip opportunities, such as to local college. • Evaluate equipment and material needs for assigned recreational programs, and coordinate the procurement of materials, as needed and approved. • Promote goodwill on the City's behalf by interacting with neighborhood residents and groups/organizations/agencies that serve the recreational needs and interest of the community, and the news media. • Enforce rules and regulations of the City's facilities; provide a key role in updating policies and procedures; and educate and distribute rules, regulations and other information, as needed. • Keep track of volunteers' hours, schedules, application and background screening. • Meet with educational, civic, fraternal, and social organizations to solicit and facilitate the participation and support of neighborhood and community groups. • Assist in soliciting sponsorship from local business enterprises and similar entities, e.g. corporate sponsorships and private support. • Coordinate facility rentals for public and private use. • Monitor center expenses and record/track daily, weekly, monthly and annual attendance/participation. • Review and inspect facility, programs, buildings, and operations to identify safety issues; and report maintenance needs to the Director. • Coordinate facility rentals for public and private use. • Assist in investigating and resolving complaints or inquiries from City employees, residents, customers and patrons concerning the operation of the facility, and appropriately manage challenging situations. • Provide administrative functions by answering questions, maintaining correspondence, coordinating walk-throughs and tours, and interfacing with community groups. • Actively promote the facility and its programs throughout the community. • Manage and maintain recreation equipment, and keep inventory. • Manage and evaluate the work of staff, interns and volunteers to ensure that programs are of appropriate quality and that resources are effectively used. • Prepare and maintain records, logs and reports, such as budgets, personnel record and safety/training/maintenance data. • Establish and maintain relations with agencies and organizations to meet community needs while determining whether services are being duplicated. • Research and analyze community needs to determine program directions and goals. • Plan and administer budgets, under the Director's supervisory authority, for the after-school program, summer camp, teen activities, senior and special programs, events, equipment, and community support services. Attend meetings, trainings, etc. for the purpose of maintaining skills and meeting State requirements. • Communicate with parents, students, teachers, administrators, etc. for the purpose of conveying and/or receiving information. • Inform the Department Head, Human Resources, personnel, volunteers, parents, etc. of practices and incidents (e.g. rules, regulations, laws, procedures, suspicious situations, etc.) for the purpose of providing information for follow-up action and/or proper procedures. • Perform first-aid as necessary for the purpose of meeting the immediate health care needs of program participants, staff, volunteers and others, as needed. • Drive City vehicle/van to and from schools and City facilities, and/or during field trips, in a safe and timely manner. • Fuel assigned vehicles for the purpose of maintaining vehicles in a safe operating condition. • Assist students, seniors and other passengers (e.g. seating, restraints, special equipment, etc.) for the purpose of providing safe loading and unloading from vehicles including both emergency situations and normal transport. • Maintain assigned vehicles, both interior and exterior (e.g. cleaning floors/windows/seats, etc.), for the purpose of ensuring safety, appearance and sanitation of vehicle. • Monitor passengers during transit for the purpose of maintaining order and ensuring the safety of passengers. • Perform pre -trip and post -trip inspections (e.g. fluid levels, tire pressure, exterior condition, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring the safe operating condition of the vehicle and meeting state requirements. • Prepare vehicle/passenger documentation (e.g. daily mileage and condition reports, incident/accident reports, inspections, disciplinary and positive behavior reports, mileage, etc.) for the purpose of providing written support and/or conveying information. • Perform all other related duties, as required.